vertu

noun

ver·​tu ˌvər- How to pronounce vertu (audio)
ˌver-

variant of virtu

1
: a love of or taste for curios or objets d'art
2
: productions of art especially of a curious or antique nature : objets d'art

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Crawford is an inveterate collector, a hunter-gatherer par excellence, and her home is a testament to decades spent amassing oddities and objets de vertu of every stripe. Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 28 June 2024

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“Vertu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vertu. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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